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How To – Change the faction names
To change the faction names you will have to edit the following files in the Data\text folder:
strat.txt - Contains the victory/defeat messages
shared.txt - Contains the faction names themselves
expanded.txt - Contains the many names and strings associated with the faction.
First open up strat.txt.
When you open the files, the culture names should be listed at the top. Now search for:
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{SMT_SHORT_VICTORY_ROMANS_BRUTII}
Listed below are the victory messages. Here, all you need to do to change the faction name, is find every reference to the faction you want to change the name of and change it. Note: You MUST NOT edit the names on the left in the curly brackets{}. Because of this, you should only use Find and Replace with great caution and certainly don’t click ‘Replace All’
Save and quit.
Now open shared.txt
The faction names should be listed at the top:
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{ST_JULII} The House of Julii
{ST_BRUTII} The House of Brutii
{ST_SCIPII} The House of Scipii
{ST_SENATE} S.P.Q.R.
{ST_MACEDON} Macedon
{ST_EGYPT} Egypt
{ST_SELEUCID} The Seleucid Empire
{ST_CARTHAGE} Carthage
{ST_PARTHIA} Parthia
{ST_PONTUS} Pontus
{ST_GAULS} Gaul
{ST_GERMANS} Germania
{ST_BRITONS} Britannia
{ST_ARMENIA} Armenia
{ST_DACIA} Dacia
{ST_GREEK_CITIES} The Greek Cities
{ST_NUMIDIA} Numidia
{ST_SCYTHIA} Scythia
{ST_SPAIN} Spain
{ST_THRACE} Thrace
{ST_SLAVES} Rebels
To change a faction name, simply change the name on the right, again do not edit the names on the left
Extra Info: This is the only reference to the faction names in this file, though there is a reference to the culture names. Search for ‘{ST_CULTURE_ROMAN}’ to find it.
Now save and quit and open expanded.txt
As you can see, the file consists entirely of the messages associated with the factions. It takes a long time to edit them all. In this case you can use Find and Replace - Replace All, but you must be careful. To make sure you do not replace any of the names on the left you must add a space after the name. For example, to change the Seleucids to the Italians, I would Find and Replace: ‘Seleucid ’. Notice the space after Seleucid. Doing this should replace most of the names, but you will still have to edit the battle messages and the victory titles. These look like:
Battle messages:
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{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_JULII} Your forces attack an army of the Julii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_BRUTII} Your forces attack an army of the Brutii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_SCIPII} Your forces attack an army of the Scipii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_SENATE} Your forces attack an army of the Senate
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_MACEDON} Your forces attack an army of Macedon
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_EGYPT} Your forces attack an army of Egypt
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_SELEUCID} Your forces attack an army of the Seleucid Empire
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_CARTHAGE} Your forces attack an army of Carthage
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_PARTHIA} Your forces attack an army of Parthia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_PONTUS} Your forces attack an army of Pontus
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_GAUL} Your forces attack an army of Gaul
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_GERMAN} Your forces attack an army of Germania
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_BRITON} Your forces attack an army of Britannia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_ARMENIA} Your forces attack an army of Armenia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_DACIA} Your forces attack an army of Dacia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_GREEK} Your forces attack an army of the Greek Cities
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_NUMIDIA} Your forces attack an army of Numidia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_SCYTHIA} Your forces attack an army of Scythia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_SPAIN} Your forces attack an army of Spain
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_THRACE} Your forces attack an army of Thrace
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_ARMY_SLAVE} Your forces attack an army of Rebels
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_JULII} Your forces attack a navy of the Julii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_BRUTII} Your forces attack a navy of the Brutii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_SCIPII} Your forces attack a navy of the Scipii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_SENATE} Your forces attack a navy of the Senate
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_MACEDON} Your forces attack a navy of Macedon
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_EGYPT} Your forces attack a navy of Egypt
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_SELEUCID} Your forces attack a navy of the Seleucid Empire
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_CARTHAGE} Your forces attack a navy of Carthage
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_PARTHIA} Your forces attack a navy of Parthia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_PONTUS} Your forces attack a navy of Pontus
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_GAUL} Your forces attack a navy of Gaul
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_GERMAN} Your forces attack a navy of Germania
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_BRITON} Your forces attack a navy of Britannia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_ARMENIA} Your forces attack a navy of Armenia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_DACIA} Your forces attack a navy of Dacia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_GREEK} Your forces attack a navy of the Greek Cities
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_NUMIDIA} Your forces attack a navy of Numidia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_SCYTHIA} Your forces attack a navy of Scythia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_SPAIN} Your forces attack a navy of Spain
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_THRACE} Your forces attack a navy of Thrace
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACK_NAVY_SLAVE} Your forces attack a navy of Rebels
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_JULII} Your forces ambush an army of the Julii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_BRUTII} Your forces ambush an army of the Brutii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_SCIPII} Your forces ambush an army of the Scipii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_SENATE} Your forces ambush an army of the Senate
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_MACEDON} Your forces ambush an army of Macedon
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_EGYPT} Your forces ambush an army of Egypt
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_SELEUCID} Your forces ambush an army of the Seleucid Empire
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_CARTHAGE} Your forces ambush an army of Carthage
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_PARTHIA} Your forces ambush an army of Parthia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_PONTUS} Your forces ambush an army of Pontus
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_GAUL} Your forces ambush an army of Gaul
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_GERMAN} Your forces ambush an army of Germania
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_BRITON} Your forces ambush an army of Britannia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_ARMENIA} Your forces ambush an army of Armenia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_DACIA} Your forces ambush an army of Dacia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_GREEK} Your forces ambush an army of the Greek Cities
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_NUMIDIA} Your forces ambush an army of Numidia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_SCYTHIA} Your forces ambush an army of Scythia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_SPAIN} Your forces ambush an army of Spain
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_THRACE} Your forces ambush an army of Thrace
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSH_ARMY_SLAVE} Your forces ambush an army of Rebels
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_JULII} Your forces are attacked by an army of the Julii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_BRUTII} Your forces are attacked by an army of the Brutii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_SCIPII} Your forces are attacked by an army of the Scipii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_SENATE} Your forces are attacked by an army of the Senate
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_MACEDON} Your forces are attacked by an army of Macedon
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_EGYPT} Your forces are attacked by an army of Egypt
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_SELEUCID} Your forces are attacked by an army of the Seleucid Empire
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_CARTHAGE} Your forces are attacked by an army of Carthage
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_PARTHIA} Your forces are attacked by an army of Parthia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_PONTUS} Your forces are attacked by an army of Pontus
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_GAUL} Your forces are attacked by an army of Gaul
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_GERMAN} Your forces are attacked by an army of Germania
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_BRITON} Your forces are attacked by an army of Britannia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_ARMENIA} Your forces are attacked by an army of Armenia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_DACIA} Your forces are attacked by an army of Dacia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_GREEK} Your forces are attacked by an army of the Greek Cities
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_NUMIDIA} Your forces are attacked by an army of Numidia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_SCYTHIA} Your forces are attacked by an army of Scythia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_SPAIN} Your forces are attacked by an army of Spain
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_THRACE} Your forces are attacked by an army of Thrace
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_ARMY_SLAVE} Your forces are attacked by an army of Rebels
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_JULII} Your forces are attacked by a navy of the Julii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_BRUTII} Your forces are attacked by a navy of the Brutii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_SCIPII} Your forces are attacked by a navy of the Scipii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_SENATE} Your forces are attacked by a navy of the Senate
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_MACEDON} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Macedon
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_EGYPT} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Egypt
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_SELEUCID} Your forces are attacked by a navy of the Seleucid Empire
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_CARTHAGE} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Carthage
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_PARTHIA} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Parthia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_PONTUS} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Pontus
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_GAUL} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Gaul
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_GERMAN} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Germania
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_BRITON} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Britannia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_ARMENIA} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Armenia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_DACIA} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Dacia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_GREEK} Your forces are attacked by a navy of the Greek Cities
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_NUMIDIA} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Numidia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_SCYTHIA} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Scythia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_SPAIN} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Spain
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_THRACE} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Thrace
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_ATTACKED_NAVY_SLAVE} Your forces are attacked by a navy of Rebels
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_JULII} Your forces are ambushed by an army of the Julii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_BRUTII} Your forces are ambushed by an army of the Brutii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_SCIPII} Your forces are ambushed by an army of the Scipii faction
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_SENATE} Your forces are ambushed by an army of the Senate
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_MACEDON} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Macedon
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_EGYPT} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Egypt
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_SELEUCID} Your forces are ambushed by an army of the Seleucid Empire
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_CARTHAGE} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Carthage
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_PARTHIA} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Parthia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_PONTUS} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Pontus
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_GAUL} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Gaul
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_GERMAN} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Germania
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_BRITON} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Britannia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_ARMENIA} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Armenia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_DACIA} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Dacia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_GREEK} Your forces are ambushed by an army of the Greek Cities
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_NUMIDIA} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Numidia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_SCYTHIA} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Scythia
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_SPAIN} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Spain
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_THRACE} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Thrace
{EMT_YOUR_FORCES_AMBUSHED_ARMY_SLAVE} Your forces are ambushed by an army of Rebels
Victory titles
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{EMT_VICTORY_JULII} The House of Julii are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_BRUTII} The House of Brutii are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_SCIPII} The House of Scipii are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_SENATE} The Senate and People of Rome are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_MACEDON} The Macedonians Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_EGYPT} The Egyptians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_SELEUCID} The Seleucids are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_CARTHAGE} The Carthaginians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_PARTHIA} The Parthians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_PONTUS} The Pontic are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_GAUL} The Gauls are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_GERMAN} The German are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_BRITON} The Britons are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_ARMENIA} The Armenians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_DACIA} The Dacians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_GREEK} The Greek are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_NUMIDIA} The Numidians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_SCYTHIA} The Scythians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_SPAIN} The Spanish are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_THRACE} The Thracians are Victorious
{EMT_VICTORY_SLAVE} The Rebels are Victorious
Once you have edited all this, you have changed every aspect of a faction name.
